The City boss was also furious with the decision to simply issue Yanga-Mbiwa a yellow card, calling the challenge “absolutely a direct red card,” a mantra which he repeated twice.

Thankfully for Pellegrini, he received a bit of good news from goal hawk Sergio Aguero, who announced he will return to action against Cardiff City next weekend at the latest. He did say he could see minutes midweek in the FA Cup replay as well.

Nasri was hit in what replay shows a clear aggression from behind with nasty intentions; it should have been a red card outright but softhearted referee or timorous individual just showed a yellow card. Wrestling matches occur in the penalty area during corners and again referees are afraid to show yellow or red. Something must be done with referees in England; they are allowing rough dirty play without consequences.